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Blogging can be a great way to journal your experiences and share with others. Why not create your own cancer journey blog, or have a read of other blogs created by our members?

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  • Community News
    This is a place where you can read about everything that's happening on Macmillan's Community. From guest stories, to sharing awareness months, here is where you'll hear about all of the latest from Macmillan's Community.
    Megan- Online Community Team 15 hours ago
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    Mr U 22 hours ago
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    Coddfish 6 days ago
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    Lemsip 10 days ago
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  • Living with Desdemona
    Desdemona 12 days ago
  • Prostate Cancer Recurrence - Triple Therapy
    excavator 15 days ago
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    W J 15 days ago

Latest blog posts

  • In need of answers
    The great escape

    Well after the talk with the Drs on Thursday they kept to the bargain and allowed mum home :)

    She is unfortunately suffering with nausea. Don't know if its from the meds, tiredness or calcium count in the blood (probably abit of all 3). She is keeping stubborn about the build up drinks and refusing to have them, for now I am letting it go, well for a couple more days anyway.  I am going to try again soon to change her mind because 600 calories a day (and not always that when she is being sick...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • My Lovely Wife Julie
    My Lovely Wife Julie's Birthday

    Julie would have been 53 today. 

    It should have been the 36th time I was to say Happy Birthday Darling.

    To take my mind off the day I spent the weekend with my sister and her Partner in a cottage in Wales. My mind was diverted and the day has passed without major trauma.

    Leon collected Julie's mum and took 5kg of ashes to spread over her fathers grave.  Mum is now happy that Julie is at rest on Holy ground and in a place that she can visit.

    I am a little dissapointed in myself that I don't...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Sarah TAE's blog
    not fair anymore!

    Its now finally hit me after 2 years that I am fighting this Cancer.  Had a 3rd reoccurence in April this year, went straight onto Sutent after 6 weeks scan showwed shrinkage to mets in Liver & remaining Kidney, so stayed on it a further 3 Months, tough side effects etc.

    Scan on Friday after 3 months showed minor disease progression, it really sucks now!

    Got to look at my 5 year old & be myself knowing that I am not going to be around to see her be an adult unless I can find something that is...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • just so gutted !!!!
    Stem Cell transplant

    Well Nige has had his transplant and so far so good !!!!!!!!!  I was absoulutely dreading it 4-6 weeks in Jimmys all the travelling back and forth every day and the fact that Nige would be so ill !!!!!!!!  Nige coped really well indeed only had three really bad days which he slept through most of it , he did have the runs for a week but thats normal just the chemo doing its job !!!!!  and low and behold  20 days later they let him come home which was actually only 13 days post stem cells to say we wre...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • mark
    i would like to talk with people who have MDS

    well - i have mds for about 2 years now - felling low this week and fatigue has started setting in

    i would really appreciate talking with people who have mds - low ipss score but think that will change shortly...

    many questions.....

     

     

    thanks in advance Mark

     

     

     

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • David's cancer story
    Constipation

    This week David has constipation.

    I appreciate that it is painful, I have suffered from it myself. But I had to get on with everything as normal, cooking, cleaning and looking after the kids.

    David on the other hand, has taken to bed.Groaning about how bad his stomache ache is and not helping himself to get better. He dosen't want to eat or drink because that means moving and pain and nausea.

    He woke me around 4am on Tuesday morning and was actually being sick mainly bringing up liquid. He...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • David's cancer story
    August holidays

    So we have been fairly busy over the last few weeks.

    We have had a trip to Diggerland, Monkeyworld and have had a Day out with Thomas at the Watercress Line Steam railway.
    David enjoyed watching the children enjoying themselves, and even managed to partake in as much as possible and enjoy the days out too.

    We have just 2 weeks left, the kids are starting to get on my nerves now that the trips out are starting to reduce so that I can get things organised to go back to school. Why oh why can't they...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • Bummer....!
    Breathless- in every sense of the word (postcard from Sweden 2)
    Hi my lovely British mates...!
    Still here, still having a lovely time, still wishing you were here....
    This getting what you want lark always seems to be tinged with sadness somehow.... I got what I wanted which was please just one more time here with my family and the most beautiful countryside in the world (in my eyes) and I am relishing every tiny little bit of it but then that phrase ‘just one more time’ comes in and I get that sadness that this is all too perfect and beautiful and...
    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • our cancer diary
    cancer diary

    my husband johns cancer diary

    april 1st rushed into pinderfields hosp needing 7 units of blood after a blood test after being to docs with blood in his urine

    april 5th had cystoscopy and a growth removed from his bladder 

    may 10th had ct scan at ddh 

    may 25th diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer and they also thought it had spread to his lungs

    june 10th lung biopsy at DDH

    june 22 appt with lung doctor at DDH

    june 30th PETscan at jimmys

    july 13th appt at PINDERFIELD with urologist will order...

    Former Member over 15 years ago
  • deano123
    holidays

    does anyone know if i can

    get travel insurance wile sufering

    fropm lung cancer

    Former Member over 15 years ago
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